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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1936

Page

14

Firemen's Dance Set for February 19 in Memorial Coliseum

Cedar Rapids fire fighters sponsor a February 19 dance in Memorial Coliseum to raise funds for repairing and distributing toys to needy children at Christmas. Two local orchestras will provide continuous music. balloons and favors will be given, with admission $1 per couple or 25 cents for unescorted women. Money beyond expenses supports the toy fund. tickets available from firemen, at stations, or at the door.

Memorial Coliseum George Hobel Cedar Rapids Union Hobel Mike Collins Harry Gaskill Floyd Byrnes Carl Misbach Clarence Carter Clarence Gitt Cedar Rapids Fire Fighters Local Union P. 11

Grace Moore Stars In Love Me Forever On Olympic Bill

Grace Moore leads four day program headlining Love Me Forever with Leo Carrillo Michael Bartlett and Robert Allen. Also featured Helldorado with Richard Arlen Madge Evans Ralph Bellamy James Gleason and Stepin Fetchit. Tarzan chapter and a cartoon news reel accompany. China and India together now rival early world population.

Grace Moore Leo Carrillo Michael Bartlett Robert Allen Richard Arlen Madge Evans Ralph Bellamy James Gleason Stepin Fetchit Sabe

Bernie Cummins Orchestra Set for Danceland Feb 19

Manager Frank Brookhiser books Bernie Cummins and his orchestra for Danceland on Wednesday February 19. Dancing 9 to 1 with advance ticket sale at local merchants and box office. mail orders with money orders and self addressed stamped envelopes. Limited to 400 couples. Cummins rises from Chicago and New York cosmopolitan work to midwest engagements this month. Also upcoming: Emil Flindt at Danceland tonight and Jan Garber slated for future dates.

Shep Field Danceland Frank Brookhiser Bernie Cummins Brookhiser Lyman Belden Hill Racine Iowa City Bernice Cummins Middle West New Yorker New York City Chicago Cummins Jan Garber Ted Weems Trianon Hotel Biltmore Roosevelt Hotel Oriole Terrace Detroit St. Paul Hotel St. Paul Kansas City Emil Flindt

Midsummer Night's Dream at Cedar Rapids Iowa theater

Cedar Rapids opens a two day limited engagement of Max Reinhardt’s A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Iowa theater with reserved seating on Feb 12 and 13. Lead city supporters include Supt. Deamer and Judge Ring among others. the film stars James Cagney and Warren Hull with Frank McHugh in key roles.

Cedar Rapids Max Reinhardt Iowa Theater Shakespeare Arthur Deamer Harry M. Gage Alice C. Inkeep Paul S. Ray Joanna Hagey Ruth Ebling Massey Grace New York Reinhardt James Cagney Joe E. Brown Dick Powell Jean Muir Victor Jory Verree Teasdale Hugh Herbert Anita Louise Frank McHugh Ross Alexander Ian Hunter Mickey Rooney Olivia de Havilland Hobart Cavanaugh Grant Mitchell

Passing Parade Plays State Theater Stage Now

Ed Gardner producer of Sirens in Latin brings Passing Parade to the State Theater, a sparkling pageant of mirth melody and music, in the inaugural stage and screen policy era currently showing there.

Ed Gardner State Theater

Thrilling Aviation Picture Heads New Program At Rialto

A sensational aviation drama Storm Over the Andes starring Jack Holt along with Antonio Moreno Gene Lockhart Mona Barrie Grant Withers plays at the Rialto through Tuesday. The second feature I Live for Love stars Dolores Del Rio and Everett Marshall with a strong supporting cast. A mix of short subjects completes the program.

Andes Rialto Jack Holt Antonio Moreno Gene Lockhart Mona Barrie Grant Withers Dolores del Rio Everett Marshall Guy Kibbee Allen Jenkins Shaw and Lee Hobart Cavanaugh

Olsen And Johnson Coming To The Iown

Olsen and Johnson bring stage show to the Iown with nightly amateur contests. Finals claim $25 in cash prizes. Screen feature Anne Shirley and Phillips Holmes in Chatter Box.

Olsen Johnson Iown Olsen and Johnson Anne Shirley Phillips Holmes

Dodecanese Islands Amid War Tension and Tourism

The Dodecanese in the Aegean, now under Italian control with thousands of troops, planes, and ships, remains a flashpoint among England Turkey and Greece. Rhodes emerges as the archipelago's historic hub with notable medieval walls, churches, and the Knights of St John heritage, while Patmos Cos Kalymnos Symi and other islands boast monasteries sponge diving thyme and citrus farming. The region balances strategic value and rich antiquity as Italy cites treaties Sevres and Lausanne granting ownership since 1923.

Ashington Warne Dodecanese Aegean Sea Italy England Egypt Turkey Greece Dodecanesan Mediterranean Washington, D. C National Geographic Society Rhodes Sporades Patmos Cos Kalymnos Leros Nisyros Telos Knights of St. John Knights Attica Symi Kasos Karpathos Kalki Tripoli Crete Syria Pamphile Great Britain Sevres Lausanne

Fistula Treatment Ad Sparks Free Clinic Book Offer

A Kansas City advertisement invites readers suffering from fistula piles or other rectal troubles to write The Thornton Minor Clinic for a free booklet. The pamphlet, by a noted authority, details mild Thornton Minor methods used on over 46,000 patients in 58 years.

Thornton & Minor Clinic McGee St Kansas City Thornton & Minor

Hollywood Publicity Frenzy Reaches Fever Pitch

The article catalogs over fifty pages of Eddie Cantor coverage and numerous Mae West items amid Vegas gossip and publicity stunts. It notes Mae West's entourage, autographs, and the Latest publicity ploys, plus other stars like Chaplin Barrymore and Dietrich, with a psychology aside from Dr. Houghton on glamour and influence.

Hollywood Joe Palooka Eddie Cantor

Portrait of Ronald Colman The Scotch actor in stage and films

Ronald Colman, born in Richmond England, served in World War I and starred on both London and American stages. He acted with Lilian Gish in The White Sister and later appeared in Romola Beau Geste and Clive of India. His recent success Pale in Two Cities and less successful The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo. He is currently in Under Two Flags and insured against camel bites for 25000 dollars though a Mexican knife thrower briefly struck him in the chest. Frank Capra will direct him next in Lost Horizon.

Ronald Colman Richmond Surrey England London Lillian Gish Romola Clive India Pale Monte Carlo Colman Frank Capra

Monday’s Astrological Forecast Signals Change and Travel

The forecast predicts a lively day with a surprising journey leading to desirable changes in surroundings and interests. It notes possible new scientific or literary undertakings and profitable secret understandings. Those with a birthday may see a year of unexpected, pleasant gains and shifts, while a child born today could pursue unusual, travel-heavy talents.

Jean Harlow Shines in Riffraff at the Paramount Tuesday

Jean Harlow with Spencer Tracy lead the waterfront drama Riffraff at the Paramount theater on Tuesday. Una Merkel and Joseph Calleia support, with Ina Ray Hutton and her band performing Accent on Girls as a short feature, plus a Popeye cartoon and the latest sound news.

Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Paramount Theater Una Merkel Joseph Calleia Jean Spencer Harlow China Seas Ina Ray Hutton

Tiger swallowtail butterflies show two wing color forms

Observations note female tiger swallowtail butterflies exist in two distinct color forms, with occasional fifty fifty individuals displaying one wing of each type.

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